Police on December 7, 2021, went to the home of a 25-year-old male in Tabatinga, Lethem Central Rupununi and carried out a search, where twelve ziplock plastic bags containing a quantity of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis were found in a clothes basket in his bedroom.
He was told of the allegation and cautioned but he remained silent. A further search was carried out in a garbage bin and a white transparent plastic containing another set of leaves, seeds and stems suspected to be cannabis was found.
He was escorted to Lethem Police Station with the suspected narcotics which was weighed and amounted to seven grams.
